Waters began the hearing by asking Carson if he agreed with the
assertion Trump made in a tweet Thursday
morning that hurricane aid to Puerto Rico would not continue
indefinitely.

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"I think that our job is to make sure that we take care of the
disaster that has occurred," Carson eventually responded. When
Waters urged him to respond directly to whether he thought Puerto
Rico should be abandoned, Carson stated, "Of course it should not
be abandoned."

Responding to another question from Waters about Trump's
accusations that Puerto Rico is to blame for its financial
crisis, Carson said, "I don't think it is beneficial to go around
shaming people in general."

Waters concluded this line of questioning by saying she was "glad
to hear [Carson doesn't] agree with the president."

As Trump threatens to eventually pull relief resources from
Puerto Rico, 84% of the island remains without
power, 5,742 people remain homeless in 108 shelters on the
island, and although hospitals are finally opening, cases of
Leptospirosis, a serious bacterial infection, are beginning to
emerge.